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Men Harvesting Hemp with Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of two men harvesting hemp using a McCormick Farmall H tractor and hemp binder No.2. In the background are houses among trees.
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Klein Dickert House Painters

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row.
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Mr. S. Schafer with Snakes

Date: 12 21 1933
Description: Mr. S. Schafer in laboratory coat, holding one large and one small snake.
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Raquel Torres at Bastick Beauty Shop

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Actress Raquel Torres has her hair dressed by Rose Bastick at Bastick Beauty Shop, 18 E. Mifflin Street.
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Katherine Aurner at the Easel

Date: 04 27 1932
Description: Katherine Aurner (Mrs. Robert R. Aurner), paints at her home studio located at 1029 Seminole Highway in Nakoma.
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Coal Miners

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Description: A group of coal miners.
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Unloading Leaves onto Decorticator Elevator

Date: 1949
Description: Factory workers unload leaves onto a decorticator elevator, possibly at International Harvester's sisal plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Unload...
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Construction of Bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts

Date: 08 10 1973
Description: View across water of early construction of the bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts.
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Solomon Juneau House Marker

Date: 06 05 1997
Description: "On this date, the Solomon Juneau House marker is erected. The marker program was started in 1952 and now numbers 347 markers throughout the state, with si...
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Obey and Young at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) and Florida Congressman Young tour the destruction at the World Trade Center with an FBI guide a few days after...
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Obey and Young, Overwhelmed

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) looking at the World Trade Center site shortly after the 9/11 attacks. With Obey is Florida Congressman Bill Yo...
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Domestic Dispute

Date: 1895
Description: In a posed scene, the photographer, wearing sleeve protectors, stands on the porch holding a bucket and large measuring cup while his smiling wife Clara th...
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Technician Testing Dyes for Nylon Carpet

Date: 1970
Description: A female technician is at a workbench testing dyes for nylon carpet. The woman is wearing a white lab coat and apron, and has a beehive or bouffant hairsty...
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Earth Day Globe

Date: 1995
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of people wearing hard hats gathered on the National Mall. They are building a huge model of the planet Earth for the 25th A...
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Saving Energy

Date: 1979
Description: During a tour of his district Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey visited various sites where energy-saving projects were underway. Here a workman on a lad...
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Saving Energy with Insulation

Date: 1979
Description: During an energy tour of his district Congressman Obey visited various sites to observe projects to increase energy efficiency. Here a workman is preparing...
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Refuse Truck

Date: 2013
Description: The driver of a Harter’s Refuse truck throws a bag of trash into his truck. He is holding one trash can, and two others sit near a garage. He is wearing a ...
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Tommy Thompson and Darleen Tennessen

Date: 08 31 1999
Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson folding a kringle. This image appeared in The Chippewa Herald on August 31, 1999. The caption read: "Darleen Tenne...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...

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